Former neurosurgeon Christopher Duntsch’s recent conviction of first-degree felony injury to an elderly person and his subsequent sentence of life...Read More »
Last week, the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission officially began accepting applications from qualified physicians who wish to...Read More »
What’s in your compliance code? Though not technically mandatory, best practices and, in some cases, plans of correction, call for hospitals to...Read More »
The Supreme Court of Florida (the “Supreme Court”) has reversed a controversial Florida First District Appellate Court (the “Appellate Court”)...Read More »
Nobody likes a bully, and as we all know, bullies can come in many shapes and sizes. In the healthcare setting, bullying is a disruptive behavior...Read More »
Negligent credentialing cases have picked up steam in recent years, but for the medical staff office, litigation poses less of a threat than...Read More »
The Appellate Court of Illinois for the First District (the “Court”) affirmed a circuit court’s judgment that documents produced by Loyola...Read More »
Without a thorough credentialing process, medical staff leaders and MSPs may allow underqualified or undesirable practitioners to receive clinical privileges. Loss of licensure, significant malpractice activity, and poor clinical references are obvious targets of scrutiny. But what about the...
